Appeal No. 95-3340
Application 07/939,172
The claims are directed to neopentyl difluoroamino
compounds said to be useful as plasticizers and oxidizers in
energetic formulations such as propellants, explosives, gasifiers
and the like. Appellants indicate that they have found that by
placing the difluoroamino group on a neopentyl carbon (i.e. a
primary carbon directly bonded to a quaternary carbon), the
available compounds have remarkable stability and low impact
sensitivity. See page 2, SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION. Claim 1 is
illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as
follows :2
1. A compound having the formula
in which either:
1 2 3
R , R and R are members independently
selected from the group consisting of H,
lower alkyl, NF , ONO , NO , N and2 2 2 3
4 4
N(R )NO where R is H or a lower alkyl;
2
2 1 2 3 4
In the brief, claim 1 misidentifies R , R , R , and R as
11 12 13 14
R , R , R and R , respectively.
2
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